Celcom Response to DiGi iPhone

Filed in: Malaysia, Technology — March 3rd, 2010

In response to DiGi iPhone, Celcom Axiata is considering to sell iPhone in Malaysia too.

iPhone 3GS photo

Chief Executive Officer Datuk Seri Shazalli Ramly said the company would study the viability of the plan carefully as it required a dedicated end-to-end system for the iPhone.

“Unlike normal GSM phone, the iPhone requires lots of after-sales service and a good support and customer service system,” he told reporters at a briefing of the company’s 2009 financial results.

– Bernama

My two cents

Still considering? Isn’t it a bit too late? Or, Celcom is afraid that their customer service is not good enough to handle iPhone users?

To myself, the statement of Celcom CEO sounds like jealousy, “We wish we got the iPhone deal too”.

What do you think?

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  • http://qedx.com haris

    I'd rather they go for the N900 or Nexus One or Milestone than being yet another iPhone bitch. At least it'd be something different.

  • epool86

    Celcom has talk with Apple since two years ago, but both party could not agree on certain issue. So Celcom don't bother to sell iphone since then and focusing on the Blackberry.

    I think its a mistake for Celcom, thinking BB Storm could compete with iPhone. And now, when DiGi announce to sell iPhone recently, Celcom need to consider again their strategy, now they're thinking whether to join the iphone race or not.

    Personally i don't like iphone.. sorry.

  • andychin

    yes. he knows his customer support is so bad that they can't support a mobile phone.

  • http://bytebot.net/blog colincharles

    Its never too late. Its an eventualitiy, that all telcos will probably eventually just sell subsidised iPhones.

    The real question is: when will Apple start selling the iPhones, unlocked, via the Apple Store online?

    In Hong Kong, its been like this for a while… in Singapore, now all the telcos sell the iPhone, but we're still not seeing it being sold online.

    Oh… and DiGi… they better not have the same issues of 30-45 day wait times like Maxis has. That would just kill the experience.

    And don't bite before June/July, aka WWDC 2010. Don't want a repeat of Maxis in 2009 – 3 months into it, the iPhone 3GS gets launched.

  • http://www.liewcf.com LiewCF

    ya right. those who interested to get iPhone 3GS this year should wait after
    WWDC 2010

  • http://liewzy.com LiewZY

    Decisive leadership – eager to appear effective – without sufficient analyzing the facts.

  • http://www.jayceooi.com/ Jayce

    No body want HTC HD2?

  • http://qedx.com haris

    No one wants a Windows Mobile phone :p

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